Zooplankton
Herbivores (primary consumers)
Omnivores
Decomposers
amount of rotten meat
Required for photosynthesis
Carnivore
Producers (autotrophs)
number of flies
Consumer (heterotrophs)
photosynthesis
Glucose
Oxygen
Phytoplankton
Organisms that eat both plants and animals
How are the number of flies effected by the amount of meat that is rotten in a garbage? Identify the dependent variable.
Tiny photosynthetic organisms usually found in large bodies of water and are the most common producers in these waters
Organisms that cannot produce their own food and must eat to get energy
A waste product produced by plants during photosynthesis
Organisms that only consume producers.
Carbon Dioxide, water, and sunlight
A sugar produced during photosynthesis by producers
Organisms that get their energy from the sun through photosynthesis
Tiny organisms usually found in large bodies of water that consume other small organisms.
A process used by plants to acquire their own energy.
Organisms that get their energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes AND make nutrients in the soil.
Organisms that eat only consumers.
How are the number of flies effected by the amount of meat that is rotten in a garbage? Identify the independent variable.
